Tigers are human after all

After they reeled off a dozen consecutive victories, including eight in District 15-3A competition, the Troup Tigers lost.

Sabine halted the win streak with a 52-30 win over Troup last week. The Tigers hosted West Rusk Tuesday, Feb. 6, and will host Arp on Senior Night for the final home game at 6:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9. Troup, 26-3 for the season, will conclude the regular season at Winona Tuesday, Feb. 13. Tip-off is slated for 6:15 p.m.

Sabine 52, Troup 30

The Tigers were unable to find the net in their first, and hopefully last, off night of the district slate. From three-point range, Troup missed on all 17 attempts, while the Cardinals dropped in eight buckets from three-point land.

Sabine jumped out to a 13-6 lead in the first quarter but the Tigers were able to tie the Cardinals 9-9 in the second quarter to keep the score close. The Cardinals took a 22-15 advantage into the halftime break.

Troup needed to rally in the second half but the offense could not find the target. Sabine increased the lead to 36-23 by the end of the third quarter and used a 16-7 run in the fourth quarter to salt the game away. The Cardinals pulled out a 52-30 victory to improve to 20-6 for the season and to tie Troup at 8-1 for the District 15-3A lead.

Trey Oliver led Sabine with 13 points, including one three-point bucket. Will Shawn dropped in a pair of three-pointers and finished with a dozen points, Eylan Goodwyn scored 11, T Taylor finished with eight (including two from three-point range), Scottie Taylor recorded five and Hunter Grotemat scored three points.